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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Nutrition and Dietetics
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02151045 Functional Foods 3 Autumn 5 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Lect. İrem ALAÇIK DEVELİOĞLU
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Lect. İrem ALAÇIK DEVELİOĞLU B-Z29 [email protected] 7967
Course Content
Fonksiyonel besinlerin tanımı ve tarihçesi, biyoaktif karbonhidratlar, biyoaktif peptidler,biyoaktif lipidler, biyoaktif polifenoller ve karotenoidler, spesifik fonksiyonel besinlere giriş, çay, kahve ve kakao, meyve ve sebzeler, süt ve ürünleri, tahıllar, diğer fonksiyonel besinler ve fonksiyonel besinlerin sağlığa etkileri.
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to provide students with basic knowledge and skills about functional foods and their effects on health which is a current in the field of nutrition and nutrition.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 To be able to use theoretical and practical knowledge in their own fields with sufficient knowledge in basic health and related professional fields 4
P2 Ability to identify, define, interpret, formulate and solve problems in the field; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and intervention approaches for this purpose 3
P3 Ability to understand and interpret a process, event, case, equipment or product, and to solve related problems with a holistic perspective and contemporary methods 3
P5 To have taken at least two out-of-field courses in their education programmes 3
P7 Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in Turkish, knowledge of at least one foreign language 3
P10 To be aware of the universal and social effects and legal consequences of field practices 3
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To be able to explain the possible health effects of food components P.1.2 1
O2 To be able to explain the importance of nutrition and the causes of nutritional problems P.2.1 1
O3 To be able to analyse the clinical symptoms that may occur as a result of insufficiency and imbalance in nutrient intake P.3.5 1
O4 To be able to search the current literature P.5.3 1
O5 Associating different foods / food groups with diseases verbally or in writing P.7.4 1
O6 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies P.10.1 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 General information about functional foods
2 Classification of functional foods
3 General health effects of functional foods
4 Dietary fibers
5 Carotenoids
6 Antioxidants, phenolic compounds and phytoestrogens
7 Midterm
8 Vegetable origin stanol and sterols
9 Omega-3 fatty acids
10 Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics
11 Evaluation of different foods as functional foods and student presentations
12 Evaluation of different foods as functional foods and student presentations
13 Evaluation of different foods as functional foods and student presentations
14 An overview
Textbook or Material
Resources Boysan G. Fonksiyonel Besinler. Akademi yayınları, 2013
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 4 56
Midterms 1 20 20
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 15 15
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 25 25
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 144
Total Work Load / 30 4,80
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P5 P7 P10
O1 To be able to explain the possible health effects of food components 4 - - - - -
O2 To be able to explain the importance of nutrition and the causes of nutritional problems - 4 - - - -
O3 To be able to analyse the clinical symptoms that may occur as a result of insufficiency and imbalance in nutrient intake - - 3 - - -
O4 To be able to search the current literature - - - 4 - -
O5 Associating different foods / food groups with diseases verbally or in writing - - - - 4 -
O6 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies - - - - - 4